Despite what some of us thought, a recent study showed that women are more addicted to smartphones than men.
The study, carried out in South Korea, noted that 52% of the women surveyed use their smartphones for four hours a day or more, a higher percentage than the 29,4% of men.
Reports of respondents using smartphones for six hours a day were also 22,9 percent for women and 10,8 percent for men. According to Professor Chang Jae-Yeon of Ajou University in South Korea, his study was based on a survey of 1.236 students from 6 colleges in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province.
"We expect adolescents are likely to show similar results. Female users are advised to consciously put their phones out of their reach from time to time,"
Women use smartphones mainly for social networking sites, including Facebook and Instagram, using these services much more than for making calls, playing games or doing various searches.
While men use smartphones, mainly during breaks, women look at their phone screens while talking to others and also on the move, the report added.
"One in five women (20.1 percent) said they have insecure feelings beyond normal when they cannot use their smartphones while only 8.9 percent of the men felt so."
For many women, the addiction to their smartphones has gone beyond simple hobbies and has reached the stage where they have a negative impact on their mental health.
"Women's desires for networking and communication are far stronger than men's, which drive them to become more dependent on social network service (SNS) via their smartphones,"
